Frankston South
Victoria · Frankston · Mornington Peninsula
This profile uses the ABS Frankston South statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Frankston South is a locality in the Frankston area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Frankston South SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Frankston South SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Government schools in Frankston South
Free government schools your child may attend. We couldn’t confirm the exact zone for this point, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Frankston South
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment834ICSEA1097
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment490ICSEA985
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment318ICSEA1053
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBaden Powell PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Frankston South
- Exceeding NQSBeachwood Frankston South Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Frankston South
- Exceeding NQSDelacombe Park PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 68 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSKaringal PLACE KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSErinwood PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSMinimbah Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSFrankston PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSParatea PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSMontague Park PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSBayview PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSBallam Park PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 27 places · Frankston
- Meeting NQSHope Frankston HeightsCentre-Based Care · 174 places · Frankston
+ 28 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 597
- vs previous year
- +24%
- vs 2021
- 372
- Property and deception offences 382
- Crimes against the person 95
- Justice procedures offences 89
- Public order and security offences 19
- Drug offences 12
Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 35
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Frankston South SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 74 min
- Nearest station
- Frankston Railway Station (3.7 km)
Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 24.6% of the SA2
This shows whether the Frankston South SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,190,000
- House price YoY
- +0.2%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+190Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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